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ciolan

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ciolan¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ (člěnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ (“member, part”). Compare Bulgarian член (člen, “member, limb”), Serbo-Croatian члан (“member”), Czech člen (“member”).

noun ciolane · ciolan · ciolanul · ciolanele

  1. neuter bone, usually large, with or without meat on it
  2. colloquial, neuter human bone
  3. colloquial, neuter limb
  4. neuter, slang power, usage of power for personal gain

Ciolan²

Where it comes from

From ciolan.

proper noun lui Ciolan

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • limb major appendage of human or animal

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"ciolan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ciolan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ciolan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ciolan

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"ciolan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ciolan.

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@misc{ciolan_2026,
  title = {ciolan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ciolan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}